Gardner Rigga Fishing Hooks Barbless

The CVR pattern is the ultimate evolution of the curved shank hook principle.
The unique shape ensures that the hook twists aggressively the instant the hook bait is taken and once the super sharp long tapered point takes hold the shape ensures that hook holds are amazing, thanks to the alignment between the hook point and the in-turned hook eye. The shape and alignment of the point with the eye also means that these CVR’s excel as a ‘barbless only’ pattern, as the hook holds stay firmly in position in a similar way to a beaked point.

The length of the shank was dictated by the shape of the bend and the final position of the eye. Essentially, it’s long enough to maintain that all important working gape as the hook flips and takes hold, without being so elongated that the hook acts as a lever. Similarly, practical experience showed that a stronger wire is vital on curved shank hooks to maintain reliability across the most demanding angling situations, and also in terms of the wires rigidity as flexing hooks can create problems in terms of hook movement within the fish’s mouth. Think of it like this, the strong wire and unique shape locks the hook solidly in place and keeps it there.

The resulting CVR pattern has proven itself REMARKABLE during long term testing. Whether combined with conventional rigs like blow back rigs, or on specialist rigs like the German and Ronnie the CVR’s design offers genuine mechanical advantages in terms of initial pricking and maintenance of the strongest possible hook hold. There is no other hook pattern quite like the CVR – which is the ultimate expression of curved shank hook mechanics.

These CVR Rigga hooks feature:

• Super sharp, long tapered, chemically etched straight point.
• CVR’s feature a medium length curved shank, wide gape and non reverse bend.
• A 20° in-turned eye ensures optimum hooking performance with any type of hooklink and are a recommended 360 rig pattern.
• Dull PTFE Coating reduces corrosion, aids penetration and minimises glare.
• Manufactured in Japan from the finest extra strong double tempered, forged, high carbon steel wire.
• Rigga ‘CVR’ hooks are available in either barbless or micro barbed format.

BCR Rigga hooks are the perfect beaked point Chod/Stiff/Multi/D-rig hook pattern. The gently sweeping beaked point ensures that the hook can penetrate effectively, so that more ‘pick ups’ are converted into fish in the net.
BCR hooks feature a deliciously long tapered, gently sweeping beaked hook point that has an awesome razor sharp chemically etched point. The beak points profile maintained the basic mechanical benefits of improved penetration through a positive angle of drawer and then a positive gripping effect once buried giving really secure hook holds.

The pattern is also incredibly strong, having been made from extra strong top grade high carbon steel that is both forged and double tempered meaning these are ‘man enough’ for the most testing carp fishing situations. Additionally, we have taken the opportunity introduced a larger diameter eye simply to make this hook user friendly to anglers that prefer to use knotless knots rather than complex whipping knots like the Snell or Domhoff. The larger eyes makes it easier to pass high diameter stiff hooklink materials, like Tripwire, through twice and still fit the tag through to form a ‘D’.

Finally, the angle of drawer is dictated by the direction the hook point faces – and in the case of the BCR this has been optimised by tailoring the length of the shank and the angle of the eye so the hook buries deeply, quickly and securely when a fish is hooked. In fact, results during testing proved they give superb hook holds and have been spot on when used on all sorts of Chod, D-Rig and Hinged Stiff style presentations.

These BCR Rigga hooks feature:

• Super sharp chemically etched long sweeping beaked point.
• BCR’s have wide gape and non reverse bend that gives rock solid hook holds.
• A 20° out turned eye ensures optimum performance with monofilament hooklinks – including Fluorocarbon and stiff hooklinks.
• Dull PTFE Coating reduces corrosion, aids penetration and minimises glare.
• Manufactured in Japan from the finest extra strong double tempered, forged, high carbon steel wire.
• Rigga ‘BCR’ hooks are available in either barbless or micro barbed format.